Ambassador Alfredo Suescum (Panama)

Brasil

9.2 Other matters

116. Regarding the proposal of work for the Secretariat, Brazil would like to align itself with the statement made by Nepal. Brazil supports the idea that under this agenda item we should not be concerned with the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement by LDCs, at least not in these sessions, since we have the next standing item to discuss this issue. I align myself also with the concerns raised by India that we have other standing items that are of need, especially regarding the participation of the CBD Secretariat in providing information on the implementation of the CBD to Members, and we do not see a reason why we should follow the track that is suggested by the European Union.

The Council took note of the statements made and agreed to revert to the matter at the next meeting.

9.5. The Chairman recalled that, in its past meetings, the Council had also discussed in this context LDC priority needs for technical and financial co-operation.

9.6. He said that Australia had provided an update on its notification of a contact point for technical co-operation on TRIPS. The information on the Members' transparency toolkit page had been updated accordingly.

9.7. The representatives of the European Union, Nepal, Uganda, India, Brazil, Japan, the European Union, South Africa, Nepal and Rwanda took the floor under this agenda item. The statements will be reproduced in an addendum to the present record.

9.8. The Council took note of the statements made and agreed to revert to the matter at the next meeting.

IP/C/M/73, IP/C/M/73/Add.1